TY - JOUR
T1 - Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in breast cancer according to tumor subtype
T2 - Current state of the art
AU - Solinas, Cinzia
AU - Carbognin, Luisa
AU - De Silva, Pushpamali
AU - Criscitiello, Carmen
AU - Lambertini, Matteo
PY - 2017/10/1
Y1 - 2017/10/1
N2 - The recent success of the immune checkpoint blockade in cancer immunotherapy has modified the treatment algorithms in a variety of aggressive neoplastic diseases. Nevertheless, optimal selection of ideal candidates to these drugs remains a challenge. The presence, location and composition of a pre-existing tumor immune infiltrate seem to impact on the benefit from these treatments. The association between the presence of baseline tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) and patients' outcomes has been widely investigated in breast cancer, although immunotherapeutic strategies have historically been less successful with respect to other neoplastic diseases such as melanoma and kidney cancer. TIL extent varies and has different associations with outcomes in the various breast cancer subtypes. Furthermore, the presence of baseline high TIL has been associated with an increased benefit from some chemotherapeutic and targeted agents even though some conflicting results have been observed on this regard. This review aims to summarize the state of the art of TIL in breast cancer with a focus on their assessment, prevalence and clinical implications in the different subtypes.
AB - The recent success of the immune checkpoint blockade in cancer immunotherapy has modified the treatment algorithms in a variety of aggressive neoplastic diseases. Nevertheless, optimal selection of ideal candidates to these drugs remains a challenge. The presence, location and composition of a pre-existing tumor immune infiltrate seem to impact on the benefit from these treatments. The association between the presence of baseline tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) and patients' outcomes has been widely investigated in breast cancer, although immunotherapeutic strategies have historically been less successful with respect to other neoplastic diseases such as melanoma and kidney cancer. TIL extent varies and has different associations with outcomes in the various breast cancer subtypes. Furthermore, the presence of baseline high TIL has been associated with an increased benefit from some chemotherapeutic and targeted agents even though some conflicting results have been observed on this regard. This review aims to summarize the state of the art of TIL in breast cancer with a focus on their assessment, prevalence and clinical implications in the different subtypes.
KW - Breast cancer
KW - Prognosis
KW - Subtypes
KW - Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes
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U2 - 10.1016/j.breast.2017.07.005
DO - 10.1016/j.breast.2017.07.005
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85024833030
VL - 35
SP - 142
EP - 150
JO - Breast
JF - Breast
SN - 0960-9776
ER -